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...simple roll of the dial in a cockpit - a pilot would merely enter a 4 digit emergency code; and there is a specific one for a hijacking). Things were moving rapidly, and at 10:21, Garvey ordered the diversion of all international flights to the U.S. The FAA called NavCanada, the semi-private organization that runs the Canadian air traffic system - and with whom the FAA is in almost constant contact every day because flights are often sent north of the border. Most flights that were close to US shores headed for Canada, while others turned back to their originating...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Day the FAA Stopped the World | 9/14/2001 | See Source »

...least have its role reduced. More than a dozen countries - including Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany - have either fully or partly privatized air-traffic services. Four-year-old NavCanada, for example, has cut costs, increased productivity and protected safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How to Fix Flight Delays | 2/1/2001 | See Source »

...least have its role reduced. More than a dozen countries--including Canada, Britain, Australia and Germany--have either fully or partly privatized air-traffic services. Four-year-old NavCanada, for example, has cut costs, increased productivity and protected safety...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: How We Can Make the Skies Friendlier: Five Steps | 1/22/2001 | See Source »

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